Try Weightlifting If You Hate Walking, Jogging, and Swimming

I want to put in a few good words for basic weightlifting, an excellent exercise choice for just about everyone.

I added weightlifting to my exercise routine several years ago, and I usually push the iron three days a week. When I started, I invested all of about $28 on a basic set of 100 lbs worth of weights at K-Mart. Great price... even came with the bar. So you can get started for minimal dinaro.

I set up a corner of my garage as my gym and have been pumping iron ever since. I've added some good muscle to my body and enjoy the redistribution of tissue that seems to come naturally with weightlifting.

No, I don't have power buns. But I do look less and less like a pear back there.

I won't describe actual exercises since you can check out FAQs on the net or buy a magazine at the supermarket or a book. Routines are easy to find, and I think it's best if you research and develop for yourself a weightlifting routine that look funs or interesting.

Regarding my current exercise program as a whole, I lift three days a week for about 30-40 minutes. On days when I don't lift, I walk and jog for at least 30 minutes. I take Sundays off (and write email health tips and other fun stuff). Every day, I warm-up with a few minutes of rebounding and the five Tibetan rejuvenation rites.

If you don't have 30-60 minutes a day set aside for some kind of exercise (even if it's just walking in the fresh air), then you need to start doing it right now. I consider exercise one of the three cardinal parts of my health routine. (Diet and meditation are the other two key parts.)

Chet Day
Editor, The Health Circus
http://chetday.com